The European Central Bank released the EU Main Refinancing Rate data in line with expectations of 0.00%.
"A new series of quarterly targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO-III) will be launched, starting in September 2019 and ending in March 2021, each with a maturity of two years," The Central Bank said in a statement.
| Historical Data Table: Main Refinancing Rate | Economic Calendar for 11.03.2019 | ||||||||
| Date | 13.09.2018 | 25.10.2018 | 13.12.2018 | 24.01.2019 | 07.03.2019 | 12:30 PM | US Core Retail Sales m/m | ||
| Actual | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12:30 PM | US Retail Sales m/m | ||
| Forecast | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13:00PM | UK MPC Member Haskel Speaks | ||
| Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | Open Position Proportions on 08.03.2019 | ||||||||
| Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
| EUR/USD | 1.13079 | 1.12834 | -0.22% | EUR/USD | 34.49% | 65.51% | |||
| EUR/GBP | 0.86181 | 0.86019 | -0.19% | EUR/GBP | 62.14% | 37.86% | |||
| EUR/CHF | 0.86181 | 0.86019 | -0.19% | EUR/CHF | 66.86% | 33.14% | |||
| EUR/JPY | 126.367 | 126.135 | -0.18% | EUR/JPY | 52.71% | 47.29% | |||